Assembly Bill A3179

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires weapons and ammunition to be secured when being transported and imposes a fine of at least $1,000 for violation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3179 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §379, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2676
2013-2014: A3847
2015-2016: A2040
2017-2018: A2591
2019-2020: A1594
2021-2022: A1815
2023-2024: A4684

2011-A3179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all motor vehicles transporting five or more weapons or ammunition for five or more weapons to have a separate storage area secured by padlock or combination lock and all such weapons and ammunition to be so secured when being transported and imposes a fine of at least $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for violation.

2011-A3179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3179

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PRETLOW, HOOPER, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. AUBRY, CLARK, DINOWITZ, GLICK, JACOBS, MAYERSOHN,  WEINSTEIN,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the trans-
  portation of weapons and ammunition

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 379 to read as follows:
  S 379. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR  VEHICLE  TRANSPORTING  WEAPONS  AND/OR
AMMUNITION. 1. ALL MOTOR VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT FIVE OR MORE WEAPONS
OF  ANY  TYPE,  AND AMMUNITION SUFFICIENT FOR FIVE OR MORE WEAPONS SHALL
HAVE A SEPARATE STORAGE AREA SECURED BY A PADLOCK  OR  COMBINATION  LOCK
AND  ACCESSIBLE  ONLY  BY  REMOVING  SUCH  LOCK,  WHICH SHALL BE OF SUCH
STRENGTH TO RESIST BEING CUT BY ANY READILY AVAILABLE TOOL. AT  NO  TIME
SHALL AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS BE SECURED IN THE SAME STORAGE AREA.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS  RELATING  TO  THE  TRANSPORTATION  OF WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION
CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION.
  3. THE TRANSPORTATION OF WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION NOT  IN  COMPLIANCE
WITH  THIS  SECTION OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE  OF  AT  LEAST  ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing  the  date  on  which it shall have become a law, provided, however,
that any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of  this
act shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02817-02-1

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